Midnight cravings

by Christina on September 19, 2011

Why do our bodies crave such bad food when we’re exhausted? My midnight cookie cravings have been nearly impossible to resist, and our team has been on the search for 24-hour dessert delivery businesses.

Today I woke up inspired to make a better kind of cookie: dairy-free, gluten-free, and (almost) sugar-free (thanks to Oh She Glowsfor the inspiration!).

Ingredients (I discovered brown rice and coconut flour today)

I tend not to use measuring cups or spoons, so here are the rough estimates (adding more or less of wet/dry ingredients for desired cookie consistency):

I’m guessing the midnight cravings are because your body is really tired and wants the quick sugar energy. Maybe coffee would do the trick? But why have coffee when you can eat those cookies! I want one!!

If you have a strong blender, soak dates in some almond milk (just a trickle) blend them with some coconut oil your choice if nuts and dried fruit. Roll into balls, logs, whatever and dip them into powdered cocoa, flakes coconut, crushed pistachios….

Apricots, cherries, mango, all those dried fruits work chopped up. Almonds, macadamias and walnuts are great for this too.

You can also use flavorings like vanilla, cinnamon, rose water, lemon or orange peel..

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